millerandage
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]millerandage (uncountable)
- A viticultural problem in which grape bunches contain berries that differ greatly in size and maturity.
- Millerandage is most commonly caused by cold or bad weather during the flowering stage of the vines. It impairs the quality of wine made from the grapes.
Synonyms
[edit]French
[edit]Noun
[edit]millerandage m (plural millerandages)
Further reading
[edit]- “millerandage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.